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Beatles and Uranian asteroids etc
Feb. 10th, 2024 02:31 pmSixty years ago today, on February 9, 1964, the global music industry was forever changed when a gaggle of four mop-haired Brits played and sang on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York City, to an audience of 73 million, almost a third of the US population. I’m speaking of course of The Beatles, in their premiere US performance. The Fab Four would only remain together for another six years, but in that time, they radically altered the landscape of popular music, inspiring legions of up-and-coming Beatles wannabes.
Of course the skies reflected this tectonic shift (can you doubt it?), and with asteroids named for each band member and The Beatles as a group, this research was just a tiptoe through the tulips (oops! That’s Tiny Tim!).
Let’s start with asteroid Beatles 8749. It’s embedded at station from 17 Libra, trine the Sun at 20 Aquarius and opposed Jupiter at 16 Aries, a perfect recipe for giving the group (Beatles) increased (Jupiter) exposure and visibility (Sun), exponentially enhancing their burgeoning celebrity and fame (also Jupiter). Bodies at station have a far greater impact than normal, and represent major turning points for the individuals or entities with which they are linked. Sullivan was the venue, the Holy Grail, for those seeking to raise a national profile, one of the most popular TV shows of its day. And Beatles’ stationary stance says it all – we’re here, we’re under your skin, we’re not going anywhere!
The dynamics of the day supported The Beatles’ quest for superstardom. That 20 Aquarius Sun is backed up by Mars at 21 Aquarius and Saturn at 24 Aquarius, all squared Neptune at 17 Scorpio. This fuels vast amounts of energy (Mars) into the careers (Saturn) of these musicians (Neptune), creating the rabid fanaticism of a cultlike following (Neptune), with a strong dose of sexual magnetism thrown in (Mars). Exact with Neptune is asteroid Sullivan 15133, for the man who made it all possible.
For the 8 PM EST start time of the show, asteroid Singer 10698 at 19 Sagittarius conjoins the 21 Sag IC, giving it angular force and dynamism, and squares Pluto at 13 Virgo, for the powerful, transformative, earthshaking “new sound” the group embodied. Pluto is just within orb of the 22 Virgo Ascendant – folks were seeing a whole new face (Ascendant) for music, and they liked it!
The eponymous asteroids for the band members all show well, though perhaps not as prominently as one might expect, suggesting that to some extent, their individuality was subsumed within the context of the group. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the creative core of the band, and its leading frontmen; asteroid Lennon 4147 at 27 Aries is sesquiquadrate Pluto at 13 Virgo, bursting with power and transformative energy, eager to break down the old and birth something new. Asteroid McCartney 4148 at 0 Aries conjoins popular entertainer Venus at 28 Pisces and the Descendant at 22 Pisces, also sesquiquadrate musical Neptune at 17 Scorpio, and squared the 9 Capricorn Moon, important for connecting with the public.
Conjoined that Moon is asteroid Starr 4150 at 7 Capricorn, for drummer Ringo Starr, while asteroid Harrison 4149 at 3 Pisces, for lead guitarist George Harrison, lies just within orb of Saturn at 24 Aquarius and semisquare Jupiter at 16 Aries. Lennon and McCartney were the main songwriters for the group, reflected as asteroid Lennon squared Mercury (writing, lyrics) at 28 Capricorn, and asteroid McCartney in sextile.
Even PNAs (Personal-Named Asteroids) not specific to the group played a part, with asteroid Paul 3525 at 21 Aquarius conjunct the Sun and asteroid Johney 90308 at 8 Capricorn conjunct the Moon, no more than appropriate for the two Leading Lights of The Beatles. Asteroid George 3854 exactly conjoins Venus at 28 Pisces; Ringo Starr’s birth name is Richard Starkey, with asteroid Richard 3972 at 3 Cancer, opposed the Moon, and asteroid Stark 31442 at 0 Taurus, trined it.
It was a moment fraught with potential, fated to come to fruition by asteroid Karma 3811 at 21 Scorpio, conjunct Neptune and asteroid Sullivan, semisquare asteroid Johney, squared asteroid Paul, trine asteroid George and sesquiquadrate asteroid Richard. The world would never be the same.
Of course the skies reflected this tectonic shift (can you doubt it?), and with asteroids named for each band member and The Beatles as a group, this research was just a tiptoe through the tulips (oops! That’s Tiny Tim!).
Let’s start with asteroid Beatles 8749. It’s embedded at station from 17 Libra, trine the Sun at 20 Aquarius and opposed Jupiter at 16 Aries, a perfect recipe for giving the group (Beatles) increased (Jupiter) exposure and visibility (Sun), exponentially enhancing their burgeoning celebrity and fame (also Jupiter). Bodies at station have a far greater impact than normal, and represent major turning points for the individuals or entities with which they are linked. Sullivan was the venue, the Holy Grail, for those seeking to raise a national profile, one of the most popular TV shows of its day. And Beatles’ stationary stance says it all – we’re here, we’re under your skin, we’re not going anywhere!
The dynamics of the day supported The Beatles’ quest for superstardom. That 20 Aquarius Sun is backed up by Mars at 21 Aquarius and Saturn at 24 Aquarius, all squared Neptune at 17 Scorpio. This fuels vast amounts of energy (Mars) into the careers (Saturn) of these musicians (Neptune), creating the rabid fanaticism of a cultlike following (Neptune), with a strong dose of sexual magnetism thrown in (Mars). Exact with Neptune is asteroid Sullivan 15133, for the man who made it all possible.
For the 8 PM EST start time of the show, asteroid Singer 10698 at 19 Sagittarius conjoins the 21 Sag IC, giving it angular force and dynamism, and squares Pluto at 13 Virgo, for the powerful, transformative, earthshaking “new sound” the group embodied. Pluto is just within orb of the 22 Virgo Ascendant – folks were seeing a whole new face (Ascendant) for music, and they liked it!
The eponymous asteroids for the band members all show well, though perhaps not as prominently as one might expect, suggesting that to some extent, their individuality was subsumed within the context of the group. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the creative core of the band, and its leading frontmen; asteroid Lennon 4147 at 27 Aries is sesquiquadrate Pluto at 13 Virgo, bursting with power and transformative energy, eager to break down the old and birth something new. Asteroid McCartney 4148 at 0 Aries conjoins popular entertainer Venus at 28 Pisces and the Descendant at 22 Pisces, also sesquiquadrate musical Neptune at 17 Scorpio, and squared the 9 Capricorn Moon, important for connecting with the public.
Conjoined that Moon is asteroid Starr 4150 at 7 Capricorn, for drummer Ringo Starr, while asteroid Harrison 4149 at 3 Pisces, for lead guitarist George Harrison, lies just within orb of Saturn at 24 Aquarius and semisquare Jupiter at 16 Aries. Lennon and McCartney were the main songwriters for the group, reflected as asteroid Lennon squared Mercury (writing, lyrics) at 28 Capricorn, and asteroid McCartney in sextile.
Even PNAs (Personal-Named Asteroids) not specific to the group played a part, with asteroid Paul 3525 at 21 Aquarius conjunct the Sun and asteroid Johney 90308 at 8 Capricorn conjunct the Moon, no more than appropriate for the two Leading Lights of The Beatles. Asteroid George 3854 exactly conjoins Venus at 28 Pisces; Ringo Starr’s birth name is Richard Starkey, with asteroid Richard 3972 at 3 Cancer, opposed the Moon, and asteroid Stark 31442 at 0 Taurus, trined it.
It was a moment fraught with potential, fated to come to fruition by asteroid Karma 3811 at 21 Scorpio, conjunct Neptune and asteroid Sullivan, semisquare asteroid Johney, squared asteroid Paul, trine asteroid George and sesquiquadrate asteroid Richard. The world would never be the same.